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Thomas K Beecher School

Public Grades 3-6

2417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Thomas K Beecher School is an elementary school located in Elmira, New York, serving grades 3-6 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Elmira City School District, which is ranked 833 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Thomas K Beecher School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state over the past several years. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 2417 out of 2445 New York elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York state assessments, is significantly lower than the state and district averages, ranging from 7.32% to 28.21% in English Language Arts and 7.61% to 25.64% in Math, compared to the state averages of 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 51.2% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with rankings in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low-income students.

Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $11,380 in 2020-2021 to $24,425 in 2023-2024, and a relatively stable student-teacher ratio, the academic performance of Thomas K Beecher School has not shown any meaningful improvement over the past several years. When compared to other elementary schools in the Elmira City School District, such as Broadway Elementary School and Parley Coburn School, which have significantly higher proficiency rates, it becomes clear that Thomas K Beecher School is an outlier in terms of academic performance.

338

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,780

Per pupil spending ?

86.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Sullivan St
Elmira, NY 14901-2826

(607) 735-3500

District: Elmira City School District

Students who attend Thomas K Beecher School usually attend:

Middle:	Ernie Davis Academy
High:	Elmira High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Two or more races:

19.5%

African American:

15.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (15% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg27%

New York avg54%

2,417^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Elmira City School District

833^rd of 874Elmira City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2417 of 2445	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	2409 of 2445	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2397 of 2439	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.0	2401 of 2434	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	2142 of 2201	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	2385 of 2413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	2346 of 2395	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.5	2298 of 2386	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	2167 of 2366	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.7	2101 of 2352	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.6	2079 of 2345	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	2028 of 2325	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	1989 of 2320	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	1961 of 2286	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.5	1433 of 2263	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	1381 of 2257	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.4	1798 of 2227	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	9.2	2073 of 2219	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.0	2096 of 2206	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	885 of 928	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	911 of 927	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	836 of 857	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	905 of 936	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	388 of 427	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	852 of 891	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	914 of 948	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	2346 of 2409	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	2373 of 2413	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2361 of 2403	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2363 of 2401	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.9	1925 of 1955	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	2341 of 2357	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	2317 of 2338	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1551 of 1569	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1355 of 1531	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1395 of 1429	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1381 of 1503	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	568 of 766	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	2073 of 2098	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	2052 of 2078	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	2018 of 2041	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2065 of 2099	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	1644 of 1678	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2017 of 2032	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2026 of 2045	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	2392 of 2407	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2372 of 2411	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	2356 of 2400	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	2351 of 2400	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.0	1891 of 1961	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.3	2313 of 2358	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	2269 of 2340	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	283 of 287	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	266 of 279	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	222 of 223	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	277 of 289	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	180 of 180	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	200 of 202	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1959 of 2134	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1878 of 2110	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1814 of 2016	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1906 of 2031	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1036 of 1044	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	1782 of 1859	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1903 of 1941	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	1391 of 1402	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	1376 of 1392	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	1321 of 1337	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1385 of 1399	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1215 of 1224	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1332 of 1338	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1392 of 1408	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2024)26th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-37 vs state

Math15%-41 vs state

Science12%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)				NY State Assessments Math (2025)				NY State Assessments Science (2025)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Thomas K Beecher School	Public	3-6	310 Sullivan St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3500	338	29	11.7	86.1%	190 (56.2%)	53 (15.7%)	27 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	66 (19.5%)	4.4	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.1	2409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%	8	28.2	7.3	16.3	17.1	25.6	13.3	7.6	13.0	12.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$29,780	$5,477	$24,303
Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	610 Lake St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Finn Academy: An Elmira Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(607) 737-8040	411	31	13.2	43.8%	280 (68.1%)	49 (11.9%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.4%)	21.9	2024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.2%		34.1	1613^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.0%	411	36.6	35.7	41.2	41.3	29.6	39.7	39.2	32.6	35.3									$14,036	$233	$13,803
Riverside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	409 Riverside Ave	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3850	375	21	17.8	84.8%	230 (61.3%)	47 (12.5%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (19.2%)								(n/a)										99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$25,322	$4,255	$21,067
Diven School	Public	PK, KG-2	1115 Hall St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3700	325	21	15.2	70.8%	174 (53.5%)	58 (17.8%)	27 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (19.7%)								(n/a)										99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$27,002	$4,948	$22,054
Parley Coburn School	Public	3-6	216 Mt Zoar St	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3650	391	29	13.4	85.4%	242 (61.9%)	48 (12.3%)	21 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (19.4%)	13.3	2235^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.6%		7.8	2370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.1%	135	40.7	25.0	11.8	12.2	56.0	17.6	8.0	25.3	18.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$25,856	$4,516	$21,340
Fassett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	309 W Thurston St	Elmira	14901	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3900	295	22	13.4	84.7%	155 (52.5%)	76 (25.8%)	26 (8.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (12.2%)								(n/a)										99.4	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.4	100.0	99.7	$29,773	$5,805	$23,968
Broadway Elementary School	Public	3-6	1000 Broadway	Elmira	14904	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3600	364	29	12.5	64.8%	304 (83.5%)	18 (4.9%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.6%)	25.7	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%		26.7	1853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.2%	48	41.1	40.4	40.7	33.0	51.1	46.5	36.1	34.1	30.2	98.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	$25,993	$4,669	$21,324
Cohen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Robinwood Ave	Elmira Heights	14903	Chemung County	Elmira Heights Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 734-7132	443	45	9.8	49.7%	390 (88.0%)	13 (2.9%)	18 (4.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	33.7	1663^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%		34.7	1599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%	64	47.9	32.3	36.8		56.3	56.5	46.1		39.2	99.6	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.6	99.8	$25,441	$1,750	$23,692
Hendy Avenue School	Public	3-6	110 Hendy Ave	Elmira	14905	Chemung County	Elmira City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 735-3750	391	25	15.9	69.6%	262 (67.0%)	61 (15.6%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	14.4	2210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%		15.9	2185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%	25	15.0	27.5	41.0	36.5	16.0	31.9	31.7	25.0	33.8	99.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$24,108	$4,359	$19,749
Center Street School	Public	PK, KG-4	812 Center St	Horseheads	14845	Chemung County	Horseheads Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 739-5601	306	25	12.3	51.3%	245 (80.1%)	8 (2.6%)	25 (8.2%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.8%)	48.3	1239^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.3%		46.4	1246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%	7	61.2	45.3			65.3	50.9				99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	$22,689	$1,961	$20,727

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas K Beecher School

What district is Thomas K Beecher School in?

Elmira City School District

How many students attend Thomas K Beecher School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Thomas K Beecher School.

What schools do graduates of Thomas K Beecher School attend?

Students who attend Thomas K Beecher School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ernie Davis Academy
High : Elmira High School

What is the racial makeup of Thomas K Beecher School?

Students at Thomas K Beecher School are 56% White, 20% Two or more races, 16% African American, 8% Hispanic.

Is Thomas K Beecher School a good school?

Thomas K Beecher School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of New York elementary schools.

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